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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 291, 30 September 1881, Page 3

Notices. v. R. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. HUItUNUI BLUFF, AND BRANCHES RAILWAY. SLEEPER CONTRACT. WRITTEN TENDERS will be TT received at this office until Noon of Tuesday, 25th October, 1881, for the above contract. They are to be marked on the outside “ Tender for Sleeper Contract,” and addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Dunedin. Telegraphic Tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any Telegraphic Office by Noon of the same date, provided that" Written Tenders are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer’s office by the same hour. Specifications and general conditions may be seen at this office, and at the Public Works Offices at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Railway Office, Picton, and at the Post Office, Havelock. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Ry command. 545 W. N. BLAIR. Engineer in Charge, M.I. Public Works Office, Dunedin, 16th September, 1881. Blenheim Juvenile Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U. HIE OPENING of the above Lodge will take place at the Literary Institute, Blenheim, on Monday next, October 3rd, 1881, at 6.30 p.m. Candidates for Membership will please present themselves to Dr. Cleghorn on Monday, from 2 p.m. J. S. CARROLL, P.G. 547

TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON. THE Splendid Pure Bred Clydesdale Stallion, MODEL BLACK LEGS, PEDIGREE : MODEL BLACK LEGS is a dark bay, with black points, stands 1(31 hands high, with great bone and good symmetry, and a quiet good worker. He took first prize at Leeston when two years old, second prize at Nelson when five years old, and first at the Marlborough Agricultural Show in 1 SSI, against all comers. He was bred by Mr W. Holley, Christchurch. His sire, Lofty, was imported from Scotland, where he took five first and one second prizes, and has beaten every horse shown against him in New Zealand, He has gained upwards of twenty first prizes. MODEL BLACK LEGS’ dam, named Bella, was bred by Mr Robert Stephenson, East Taieri, Otago ; she has taken twelve first prizes before leaving that province, viz :—First prize when one year old, 1565 ; first prize at the Taieri, and first at Dunedin when two years old, 1800 ; two first prizes at the Taieri, and two first prizes at Toko* mairiro, and first prize at Dunedin, 'when three years old, 18(37 ; one first prize at the Taieri, and two first prizes at Tokomairiro, when four years old, IS6B ; one first prize at the Taieri, when five years old, 1809 ; and she has taken three first prizes since she came to Canterbury, viz :—First prize at Christchurch when six years old, 1870 ; first prise at Christchurch when seven years old, 1871 ; and first prize when eight years old, 1872 ; shown against imported mares from Victoria and .Scotland. The above will show that Model Black Legs’ dam has taken fifteen first prizes—twelve in Otago, and three in Christchurch. Bella is by the well-known horse, John Blair’s Champion, imported from Scotland to Otago, and her dam, Duchess, a first prize marc, was bred by Dr. Wilmer, Longford, Tasmania, out of the best imported mare, and by an imported horse from Scotland, Duchess was bought by Mr Robert Stephenson, of Otago, for the sum of LISO, being one of the best mares in Tasmania. The above will show that Model Black Legs is bred from the best stock that was ever imported to the colonio3.

Particulars in future issue, J. k D. O’LEARY. 102 Grove Town. A. R. HISLOP, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER Lambtox Quay, •WELLIITGrTOISr. MR. GEO. S. STENHOUSE is appointed Blenheim Agent and all orders sent through him will meet with prompt attention. 4-73 NOTICE. ALL DEBTS owing to us in Blen hehn MUST BE PAID to our successors, MESSRS SHARP AND PICKERING, whose receipt will be a sufficient discharge. N. EDWARDS & Co. Blenheim, August 2nd, 1860 51 Rams for Sale. THE undersigned has about 120 GOOD RAMS for SALE, bred from the stock of John Murray, of Mount Crawford, South Australia. They will be sold in one or more, lots. Can be seen in the wool till end of October. 537 J. W. NICHOLSON. Benhopai, September 20th,